# Portsmouth Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Portsmouth driving test centre has a 52.8% pass rate and an average 13 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/portsmouth/

# Portsmouth driving test centre

South East, England

## Portsmouth at a glance

Pass rate

52.8%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

13 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

13,518

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

35.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Portsmouth compares

Portsmouth passes **52.8%** of car tests, which is **2.7 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **13 weeks**, 0.2 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **13,518** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **54%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

The map below shows the Portsmouth area rather than a pinpointed building. Confirm the exact address on your booking confirmation or via GOV.UK before you travel.

## Trends at Portsmouth

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **54.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Portsmouth driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 54% |
| February 2026 | 52.2% |
| January 2026 | 49.6% |
| December 2025 | 51.1% |
| November 2025 | 51.4% |
| October 2025 | 52.2% |
| September 2025 | 56% |
| August 2025 | 55.9% |
| July 2025 | 53.6% |
| June 2025 | 54.4% |
| May 2025 | 52.5% |
| April 2025 | 51.7% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **13.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Portsmouth, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 13 weeks |
| July 2026 | 13 weeks |
| June 2026 | 13 weeks |
| May 2026 | 13.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 11.7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 14.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 14.1 weeks |
| January 2026 | 14.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 13.6 weeks |
| November 2025 | 12 weeks |
| October 2025 | 15.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 16.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1251**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Portsmouth, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,251 |
| February 2026 | 1,116 |
| January 2026 | 1,131 |
| December 2025 | 1,048 |
| November 2025 | 1,285 |
| October 2025 | 1,311 |
| September 2025 | 1,057 |
| August 2025 | 954 |
| July 2025 | 1,135 |
| June 2025 | 1,099 |
| May 2025 | 1,124 |
| April 2025 | 1,007 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Portsmouth driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 13,518 | 7,141 | 52.8% |
| 2024-25 | 11,305 | 5,857 | 51.8% |
| 2023-24 | 11,237 | 5,655 | 50.3% |
| 2022-23 | 11,948 | 5,756 | 48.2% |
| 2021-22 | 10,234 | 5,160 | 50.4% |
| 2020-21 | 2,907 | 1,549 | 53.3% |
| 2019-20 | 7,747 | 3,655 | 47.2% |
| 2018-19 | 7,373 | 3,278 | 44.5% |
| 2017-18 | 7,195 | 3,210 | 44.6% |
| 2016-17 | 8,386 | 3,674 | 43.8% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

There is no catchment area for the practical test — you can book at any of these instead.

-   [Burton on Trent](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/burton-on-trent/)
    
    5 km away
    
    54.7% pass · 17 weeks wait
    
-   [Rochdale (Manchester)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/rochdale-manchester/)
    
    18 km away
    
    48.3% pass · 9.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Derby (Alvaston)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/derby-alvaston/)
    
    18 km away
    
    51.8% pass · 7.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Lichfield](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/lichfield/)
    
    21 km away
    
    53% pass · 20.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Loughborough](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/loughborough/)
    
    26 km away
    
    42.3% pass · 23 weeks wait
    
-   [Rugby](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/rugby/)
    
    28 km away
    
    51.4% pass · 9.4 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Portsmouth driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets [DRT122A and DRT122F](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/driving-test-and-theory-test-data-cars), published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to August 2026. This page was last updated 14 September 2026.